Galata Tower: Galata Kulesi
The Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi in Turkish) - called Christea Turris (the Tower of Christ in Latin) by the Genoese - is a medieval stone tower in the Galata/Karaköy quarter of Istanbul, Turk... Read allThe Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi in Turkish) - called Christea Turris (the Tower of Christ in Latin) by the Genoese - is a medieval stone tower in the Galata/Karaköy quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, just to the north of the Golden Horn's junction with the Bosphorus. One of the city's ... Read allThe Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi in Turkish) - called Christea Turris (the Tower of Christ in Latin) by the Genoese - is a medieval stone tower in the Galata/Karaköy quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, just to the north of the Golden Horn's junction with the Bosphorus. One of the city's most striking landmarks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline and... Read all